United’s Fleet “Problem”
At the recent IATA AGM, United’s COO Andrew Nocella shared a concern with Flight Global. Essentially United needs to replace two types by the end of the decade – the 757-300 and the 50-seat RJ. The concern expressed is not…
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United’s widebody fleet evolves
Today’s big industry news is about United’s single-aisle order. The selection of models will be the cause of much chatter and discussion. Big orders are signals of how an airline views the future. The most important item from this order…
Its Official – United Continental gets WiFi
Here’s an interesting twist. Continental was toying with LiveTV at one stage for connectivity. United was testing Gogo. Today the following PR made it official; “United Continental Holdings, Inc. today announced that it selected Panasonic Avionics Corporation to provide WiFi…
AirTran SOS – Save Our Seats
A group of AirTran frequent flyers and business class customers has formed a group to petition Southwest to maintain AirTran’s business class seating and to maintain assigned seating after the merger. Views: 58
Consolidation Continues in Regionals
In the wake of the Continental-United merger, the Continental regional affiliate Express Jet has been acquired by SkyWest, which operates United Express and Delta Connection services. The value of the transaction was $133 million. Views: 76